Limit on Red Grouper!
February 10, 2024 Clearwater 1 photo
Grouper (Red)
Grouper (Red)
Snapper (Mangrove)
Snapper (Mangrove)
Hogfish
Hogfish
Grouper (Gag)
Grouper (Gag)
Scup (Porgy)
Scup (Porgy)
Grunt
Grunt
Snapper (Lane)
Snapper (Lane)
Bonito
Bonito
Grouper (Scamp)
Grouper (Scamp)

Trip Summary

We started early morning Saturday 2/10/24 for our 10 hour adventure. It was a great/smooth ride out, and we ran into a pack of 20 or so spinner dolphins several miles out which was very cool! The bite started off slow, lots of small red grouper. However, in time we worked through the smaller fish and the bigger ones arrived. We bounced around to a few different spots and had our limit in 4 hours of fishing. We then moved to a shallower spot for mangrove snapper / hogfish and right off the bat we hooked up. We caught several snapper and 1 great hogfish. We began free lining for snapper and "boom", we had a huge hit! This was on a size 4000 reel, with 15 lb test so it was a heck of a fight. After about 20 minutes of running out, back in, under the boat and around a line, we were finally able to land a huge bonito... And it was foul hooked so the fellow who reeled it in was whooped to say the least. We continued to catch lots of grunts, lane snapper, small gags, small red grouper, a couple scamp, porgy, and a then a 34 inch gag right as we were getting ready to call it a day. We safely released it with our Seaqualizer so it can continue to grow and build the population for future generations. Overall, it was a fantastic day and each gentleman had LOTS of fish to bring back to their families.
Joey D
Clearwater, Florida, United States
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